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Red Flag Warning

Status

Event Continued Expired

Start Time

Wed 12/17/2025 01:00 PM EST

End Time

Wed 12/17/2025 08:00 PM EST

Significance

Warning

Impacts

High impact

Locations Affected

Colorado Springs, CO ∙ Pueblo, CO ∙ Fort Carson Butts Aaf, CO ∙ Olney Springs, CO ∙ Campo, CO ∙ Hillside, CO ∙ Lynn, CO ∙ Sugar City, CO ∙ Cheraw, CO ∙ Ninaview, CO

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 207 PM MST Tue Dec 16 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 222, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 6 PM MST Wednesday. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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COZ222-226>237-171315- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0045.251217T1800Z-251218T0100Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 207 PM MST Tue Dec 16 2025